Wyoming's at-large congressional district
Wyoming's at-large congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Area | 97,100 sq mi (251,000 km2) | ||
Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 581,381[2] | ||
Median household income | $70,042[3] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+25[4] |
Wyoming's at-large congressional district is the sole
third largest congressional district in the United States in terms of land size. The district is currently represented by Harriet Hageman
.
History
The district was first created when Wyoming achieved statehood on July 10, 1890, electing a single member. Since its creation, Wyoming has retained a single congressional district.
Voter registration
Party enrollment as of December 1, 2021[5] | |||||
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Party | Total voters | Percentage | |||
Republican | 196,170 | 69.87% | |||
Democratic | 45,881 | 16.34% | |||
Unaffiliated
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35,324 | 12.58% | |||
Libertarian | 2,613 | 0.93% | |||
Constitution
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740 | 0.26% | |||
Other parties | 37 | 0.01% | |||
Total | 280,765 | 100% |
Recent statewide results
Year | Office | Results |
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2000 | President | George W. Bush 69% - Al Gore 28% |
2004 | President | George W. Bush 69% - John Kerry 29% |
2008 | President | John McCain 65% - Barack Obama 33% |
2012 | President | Mitt Romney 69% - Barack Obama 28% |
2016 | President | Donald Trump 67% - Hillary Clinton 22% |
2020 | President | Donald Trump 70% - Joe Biden 27% |
List of members representing the district
Member | Party | Years of service | Cong ress |
Electoral history | |
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District established December 1, 1890 | |||||
Clarence D. Clark (Evanston) |
Republican | December 1, 1890 – March 3, 1893 |
51st 52nd |
Elected, in the same single ballot, to the current term and the next term in 1890. Lost re-election. | |
Henry A. Coffeen (Big Horn) |
Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
53rd | Elected in 1892. Lost re-election. | |
Frank Wheeler Mondell )
(Newcastle |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
54th | Elected in 1894. Lost re-election. | |
John Eugene Osborne (Rawlins) |
Democratic | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 |
55th | Elected in 1896. Retired. | |
Frank Wheeler Mondell )
(Newcastle |
Republican | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1923 |
56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th |
Re-elected in 1920. .
Retired to run for U.S. Senator | |
Charles E. Winter (Casper) |
Republican | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929 |
68th 69th 70th |
Re-elected in 1926. .
Retired to run for U.S. Senator | |
Vincent Carter (Kemmerer) |
Republican | March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1935 |
71st 72nd 73rd |
run for U.S. Senator .
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Paul Ranous Greever )
(Cody |
Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939 |
74th 75th |
Re-elected in 1936 .Lost re-election. | |
Frank O. Horton (Saddlestring) |
Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 |
76th | Elected in 1938 .Lost re-election. | |
John J. McIntyre (Douglas) |
Democratic | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 |
77th | Elected in 1940 .Lost re-election. | |
Frank A. Barrett (Lusk) |
Republican | January 3, 1943 – December 31, 1950 |
78th 79th 80th 81st |
Re-elected in 1948. .Retired to run for Governor of Wyoming Resigned early to become Governor. | |
Vacant | December 31, 1950 – January 3, 1951 |
81st | |||
William Henry Harrison III (Sheridan) |
Republican | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1955 |
82nd 83rd |
run for U.S. Senator .
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Keith Thomson (Cheyenne) |
Republican | January 3, 1955 – December 9, 1960 |
84th 85th 86th |
Re-elected in 1958. .Retired to run for U.S. Senator Died. | |
Vacant | December 9, 1960 – January 3, 1961 |
86th | |||
William Henry Harrison III (Sheridan) |
Republican | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1965 |
87th 88th |
Re-elected in 1962 .Lost re-election. | |
Teno Roncalio (Cheyenne) |
Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 |
89th | Elected in 1964. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |
William Henry Harrison III (Sheridan) |
Republican | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969 |
90th | Elected in 1966 .Lost renomination. | |
John S. Wold (Casper) |
Republican | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971 |
91st | Elected in 1968. .
Retired to run for U.S. Senator | |
Teno Roncalio (Cheyenne) |
Democratic | January 3, 1971 – December 30, 1978 |
92nd 93rd 94th 95th |
Re-elected in 1976 .Retired and resigned early. | |
Vacant | December 30, 1978 – January 3, 1979 |
95th | |||
Dick Cheney (Casper) |
Republican | January 3, 1979 – March 20, 1989 |
96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st |
Re-elected in 1982. .
Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Defense | |
Vacant | March 20, 1989 – April 26, 1989 |
101st | |||
Craig L. Thomas (Casper) |
Republican | April 26, 1989 – January 3, 1995 |
101st 102nd 103rd |
Elected to finish Cheney's term. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |
Barbara Cubin (Casper) |
Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2009 |
104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th |
Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Retired. | |
Cynthia Lummis (Cheyenne) |
Republican | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2017 |
111th 112th 113th 114th |
Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired.[6] | |
Liz Cheney (Wilson) |
Republican | January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2023 |
115th 116th 117th |
Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Lost renomination. | |
Harriet Hageman (Cheyenne) |
Republican | January 3, 2023 – present |
118th | Elected in 2022. |
Electoral history
2000
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Barbara Cubin (incumbent) | 141,848 | 66.81 | |
Democratic | Michael Allen Green | 60,638 | 28.56 | |
Libertarian | Lewis Stock | 6,411 | 3.02 | |
Natural Law | Victor Raymond | 3,415 | 1.61 |
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Barbara Cubin (incumbent) | 110,229 | 60.52 | |
Democratic | Ron Akin | 65,961 | 36.21 | |
Libertarian | Lewis Stock | 5,962 | 3.27 |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Barbara Cubin (incumbent) | 131,682 | 55.28 | |
Democratic | Ted Ladd | 99,982 | 41.97 | |
Libertarian | Lewis Stock | 6,553 | 2.75 |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Barbara Cubin (incumbent) | 93,336 | 48.33 | |
Democratic | Gary Trauner | 92,324 | 47.80 | |
Libertarian | Thom Rankin | 7,481 | 3.87 |
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Cynthia Lummis | 131,244 | 52.63 | |
Democratic | Gary Trauner | 106,758 | 42.81 | |
Libertarian | W. David Herbert | 11,030 | 4.42 | |
Write-In | Others | 363 | 0.15 |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Cynthia Lummis (incumbent) | 131,661 | 70.42 | |
Democratic | Dave Wendt | 45,768 | 24.48 | |
Libertarian | John V. Lowe | 9,253 | 4.95 | |
Write-In | Others | 287 | 0.15 |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Cynthia Lummis (incumbent) | 166,452 | 68.89 | |
Democratic | Chris Henrichsen | 57,573 | 23.83 | |
Libertarian | Richard P. Brubaker | 8,442 | 3.49 | |
Constitution | Daniel Clyde Cummings | 4,963 | 2.05 | |
Independent
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Don Wills | 3,775 | 1.56 | |
Write-In | Others | 416 | 0.17 |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Cynthia Lummis (incumbent) | 113,038 | 68.47 | |
Democratic | Richard Grayson | 37,803 | 22.90 | |
Libertarian | Richard P. Brubaker | 7,112 | 4.31 | |
Constitution | Daniel Clyde Cummings | 6,749 | 4.09 | |
Write-In | Others | 398 | 0.24 |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Liz Cheney | 156,176 | 62.03 | |
Democratic | Ryan Greene | 75,466 | 29.97 | |
Constitution | Daniel Clyde Cummings | 10,362 | 4.12 | |
Libertarian | Lawrence Struempf | 9,033 | 3.59 | |
Write-In | Others | 739 | 0.29 |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Liz Cheney (incumbent) | 127,963 | 63.59% | +3.24% | |
Democratic | Greg Hunter | 59,903 | 29.77% | +0.61% | |
Libertarian | Richard Brubaker | 6,918 | 3.44% | -0.05% | |
Constitution | Daniel Clyde Cummings | 6,070 | 3.01% | -0.99% | |
N/A | Write-Ins | 391 | 0.19% | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 68,060 | 33.82% | +2.63% | ||
Total votes | 201,245 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
Republican hold |
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Liz Cheney (incumbent) | 185,732 | 68.56% | +4.98% | |
Democratic | Lynnette Grey Bull | 66,576 | 24.58% | -5.19% | |
Libertarian | Richard Brubaker | 10,154 | 3.75% | +0.31% | |
Constitution | Jeff Haggit | 7,905 | 2.92% | -0.10% | |
Write-in | 525 | 0.19% | ±0.00% | ||
Total votes | 270,892 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
Republican hold |
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Harriet Hageman | 132,206 | 68.19% | -0.37% | |
Democratic | Lynnette Grey Bull | 47,250 | 24.36% | -0.22% | |
Libertarian | Richard Brubaker | 5,420 | 2.80% | -0.95% | |
Constitution | Marissa Selvig | 4,505 | 2.32% | -0.60% | |
Write-in | 4,521 | 2.33% | +1.14% | ||
Total votes | 193,902 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
Republican hold |
See also
References
- ^ "Urban Rural Population United States in 2010". Statista. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ "Congressional District (At Large) (117th Congress), Wyoming". My Congressional District. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ Secretary of State of Wyoming (December 1, 2021). "December 2021 Statewide Summary of Wyoming Voter Registration" (PDF). Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ Gruver, Mead; Fram, Alan (November 12, 2015). "Wyoming GOP Rep. Cynthia Lummis retiring after 4 terms". Associated Press. Business Insider. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- Wyoming Secretary of State. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 3, 2020" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ "Statewide Candidates Unofficial Summary Wyoming General Election - November 8, 2022" (PDF).
Sources
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present